Window frame



April 7, 1925. 1,532,374 A. s. CAMPBELL WINDOW FRAME Filed Au 21, 1920 /s jzzvenior." /5fl2 3350 62am bell,

Patented Apr. 7, 1925. I i l I a v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALPHONSO S. CAMPBELL, OF WEST MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. CAMPBELL COMPANY, OF BOSTON, 1VIASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- onusn'r'rs.

wrnnow FRAME.

Application-filed August 21, 1920. Serial No. 405,088.

T all whom it may concern: fabric and frame in determined assembled I Be it known that I, AirrIoNso S. CAMP- relationship. 55

mean, a citizen of the United States, and ,Figs. 9 through 13 illustrate a construcresidentof \Vest Medford, county of Midtion very similar to that shown in Figs. 3

l5 dleseX, State of Massachusetts, have invented through 7 except that the flange 19 is bent an Improvement in "Window Frames, of in the opposite direction from that shown which the following description, in connec: in the preceding figures, this conveniently 60 tion with the accompanying drawings, is a providing a cushion for the edge of the glass specification, like characters on the drawings where inserted with its beveled surface facrepresenting like parts. ing in the opposite direction from that This invention pertains to improvements shown in Fig. 7. in window frames. In Fig. 141 have illustrated the use of a 65 It is among the objects of the invention plain as distinguished from a beveled glass. to provide for the simple, effective and in- The preferred forms of frame illustrated expensive attachment of curtain windows to are particularly advantageous in that they curtains and the like. include a single metallic portion having In the drawings flanges exerting restraining pressure on both 7 Figure 1 is an elevation of a curtain carfaces of the glass, such flanges preferably rying a curtain window; overlying both faces of the glass. The fab- Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of ric cushions the glass on at least one side Fi 1; and the frame is only visible from one side Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are diagrammatic of the curtain, because the frame is en- 7 views, showing cross-sections of the pretirely overlain by the fabric on one side. ferred form of curtain window frame at The frame and glass preferably, as shown, various stages of the manufacture thereof; lie entirely on one side of the general plane Fig. 8 illustrates diagrammatically a preof the fabric. ferred apparatus for finally clenching the "While I have shown and described a preglass, frame and curtain in assembled relaferred form of my invention, it will be tionship; and understood that changes involving omission, 30 Figs. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. are views substitution, alteration and reversal of parts, similar to those shownin Figs. 3 through and even changes in the mode of operation, 7 as applied to a modification. may be made without departing from the Referring to the drawings and to the prescope of my invention, which is best deferred form of my invention selected for fined in the following claims. illustrative purposes, I have shown a cnr-' Claims. tain window including a glass 15 secured to 1. A curtain window installation comprisfabric 16 by a frame 17. The frame 17 may ing, in combination, a glass, the fabric, and be formed from a fiat piece of metalby first a metallic frame, said metallic frame includpressing up the flange 18 (Fig. 3), then ing a single metallic portion having gen- 40 pressing up the flanges 19, 20 (Fig. 1), and erally continuous flanges exerting retaining then spinning or pressing outwardly the pressure on both faces of said glass, said flange 20 (as shown in Fig. 5). It will be fabric pressed between said metallic portion understood that the sections shown in Figs. and said glass and cushioning said glass. 3, 4;, 5 and 6 are through portions only of 2A curtain window installation compristhe frame. The frame when formed as ing, in combination, a glass, the fabric, and shown in Fig. 5, may be laid upon the cura securing frame, said fabric overlying one tain fabric and the curtain fabric slashed side of said frame and extending between 1 and cut to permit turning back of the edges said side of the frame and the glass, the thereof over portions of the frame, as illusother side of said frame unitary with the 50 trated in Fig. 6. The glass 15 may then be first-mentioned side of said frame, flanged inserted, as shown in Fig. 7, and the upinwardlyto press the glass against the adstanding flange 18 spun or pressed inwardly jacent fabric. to overlie the glass and to hold the glass A curtain window installation comprising, in combination, a glass, the fabric and a f ame, said fabric apertured for the Window and having turned back portions thereof be tween the frame and glass to provide a cushion for the glass at one side, the frame presenting a single piece of metal supporting vthe glass at said side and also providing a curved-over the glass on from said tur In testimony whereof I n amo to this portion engaging the face of the opposite side of the glass ned back portions of the fabric. 10

have signed my specification.

ALPHONSO s. CAMPBELL. 

